big glass city booyah to you. >> loving it what's up? >> caller: i got a question. i've been looking at a couple utility stocks, going with preferred instead of the common shares. i wanted to get your opinion on -- >> no, come on, man, we want upside. a lot of these utilities should have to be fabulous growth stocks, particularly in a growth economy. let's just open them outride, we'll do just fine. of course i want you in in market for the long run. you can't beat those high streakly traders. give me a break. i want long-term investing but that does not mean buy and forget. for the long haul, do not throw out the rules. be sure that you're in the right merchandise and stay with cramer. >> doesn't miss a second of "mad money," follow@jim cramer, send jim an e-mail to madmoney@cnbc.com. miss something? head to madmoney .cnbc.com. >>> let's talk the price is right. no, not the game show with bob barker. i'm talking about the stocks. if you want to make money from your stocks, it's critical that i buy them at the right price. that's true whether you're making short-ter